SBI CLERK PRELIM LEVEL PUZZLE QUESTIONS
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A certain number of people are sitting in a linear row facing north direction.
M sits third from one of the extreme ends of the row. Only four people sit between M and J. K sits second to the left of J. Only five people sit between K and Q. F sits immediate right of Q and sits third to the left of N. Only five people sit between N and B. D sits second to the left of B and sits exactly between F and G. C is the only neighbour of G. More than three people sit between B and C.
1. How many people are sitting in a linear row?
a) 27
b) 28
c) 26
d) 25
e) 24
2. If Z is sitting exactly in the middle of F and M, then how many people are sitting between Z and Q ?
a) Five
b) As many people sit between C and D
c) Seven
d) As many people sit between B and G
e) Two
3. What is the position of D with respect to the one who sits second to the left of K?
a) Seventh to the left
b) Fifth to the right
c) Eighth to the left
d) Tenth to the left
e) Seventh to the right
4. Which of the following statement is not false as per the given arrangement?
a) M sits third to the right of J
b) C sits at the extreme left end
c) Three people sit between N and B
d) G sits at one of the extreme ends
e) None is true
5. The number of people sitting between B and F is ___ than the number of people sitting between N and J.
a) One more
b) Two less
c) One less
d) Two more
e) Three less
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Seven persons viz., I, J, K, L, M, N and O went shopping on seven different days of the same week starting from Sunday to Saturday. Only one person went shopping on each day.
The one who went shopping on Thursday went before N. J went three days before N. As many persons went shopping before L as after O. Only one person went between O and K. More than one person went between K and I. The number of persons went shopping between I and M is two more than the number of persons went shopping before M.
6. Which of the following combination is true?
a) I – Wednesday
b) O – Friday
c) M – Monday
d) L – Sunday
e) J – Tuesday
7. As many persons went shopping between O and ___ as between I and ___ respectively.
a) K and L
b) N and M
c) L and K
d) M and J
e) N and K
8. In which of the following option the first person went shopping immediately before the second person?
I. IL
II. OJ
III. MK
a) Both II and III
b) Only I
c) Both I and II
d) Only II
e) All I, II and III
9. If all the persons went shopping in the reverse alphabetical order starting from Sunday, then how many persons remain unchanged in their positions?
a) Two
b) Three
c) One
d) Four
e) None
10. Who among the following person went shopping on Friday?
a) The one who went two days after L
b) O
c) K
d) M
e) The one who scanned three days after O
Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight lamp posts viz., S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are fixed around a square field for giving lights to the square field in such a way that four of them are fixed at the corners and facing away from the centre for giving lights outside the square field while four of them are fixed in the middle of the sides and facing the centre for giving lights inside the square field.
Y is fixed second to the left of T. Y is not facing towards the centre. Two lampposts are fixed between V and T. At least two lampposts are fixed between V and S, when counted from both sides. W is fixed second to the left of S. The number of lampposts fixed between W and Z is two less than the number of lampposts fixed between U and X, when counted from the left of both Z and U. X is not fixed at the corner of the square field and is not fixed adjacent to Z.
11. Which of the following lamppost is fixed exactly in the middle of the lampposts X and S, when counted from the left of the lamppost S?
a) Lamppost W
b) Lamppost V
c) Lamppost Z
d) Lamppost T
e) Lamppost U
12. What is the position of the lamppost Y with respect to the one which is fixed opposite to the lamppost V?
a) Second to the left
b) Third to the left
c) Immediate left
d) Third to the right
e) Second to the right
13. Which of the following pairs of lamppost are fixed adjacent to each other?
I. Lampposts U and Z
II. Lampposts S and X
III. Lampposts Y and V
a) Both II and III
b) Only III
c) Both I and II
d) Only I
e) All I, II and III
14. If lamppost T is related to lamppost W and lamppost Z is related to lamppost X in a certain way, then which of the following lamppost is related to lamppost V?
a) Lamppost W
b) Lamppost T
c) Lamppost U
d) Lamppost S
e) Lamppost X
15. How many lampposts are fixed between the lampposts Z and S, when counted from the left of Z?
a) None
b) Three
c) Four
d) One
e) Two
Directions (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Nine persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are working in a company at different designations viz., Chief Customer Officer (CCO), Chief Product Officer (CPO), Chief Data Officer (CDO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The hierarchy of designations is given in increasing order such that Chief Customer Officer (CCO) is the juniormost designation and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the seniormost designation.
The one who is designated as CIO is junior to F. Only four persons are designated between F and B. H is immediately junior to B. As many persons senior to H as junior to A. Only two persons are designated between D and I. I is junior to CTO. The number of persons designated between D and E is three less than the number of persons designated between A and G. C is not immediately senior to G.
16. Who among the following person is designated as CIO?
a) The one who is immediately senior to B
b) H
c) The one who is immediately junior to A
d) I
e) E
17. How many persons are designated between I and the one who is designated two positions junior to C?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) One
e) None
18. If B is related to C and I is related to E in a certain way, then who among the following person is related to F?
a) H
b) D
c) G
d) A
e) C
19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
a) DH
b) CG
c) FI
d) EB
e) BF
20. As many persons designated between the one who is designated as CMO and ___ as between ___ and the one who is designated as COO respectively.
a) H and C
b) G and D
c) F and G
d) C and I
e) E and D
ANSWER KEY
Directions (1-5):
1. Answer: D
2. Answer: D
3. Answer: C
4. Answer: D
5. Answer: C
Directions (6-10):
6. Answer: C
7. Answer: B
8. Answer: D
9. Answer: E
10. Answer: E
Directions (11-15):
11. Answer: C
12. Answer: D
13. Answer: B
14. Answer: C
15. Answer: E
Directions (16-20):
16. Answer: C
17. Answer: D
18. Answer: C
19. Answer: E (The first person is senior to the second person except in option e)
20. Answer: B